Epigenome-Wide Association Studies (EWAS) in Cancer.

abstract：:Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disorder caused by mutations in the SMN1 gene. Being a monogenic disease, it is characterized by high clinical heterogeneity. Variations in penetrance and severity of symptoms, as well as clinical discrepancies between affected family members can result from modifier ge...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Maretina MA,Zheleznyakova GY,Lanko KM,Egorova AA,Baranov VS,Kiselev AV

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term retinitis pigmentosa (RP) indicates a heterogeneous group of genetic rare ocular diseases in which either rods or cones are prevalently damaged. RP represents the most common hereditary cause of blindness in people from 20 to 60 years old. In general, the different RP forms consist of progressive photo-recept...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Parmeggiani F,Sato G,De Nadai K,Romano MR,Binotto A,Costagliola C

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mode of action of a huge amount of agents on biological systems is still unknown. One example where more questions than answers exist is covered by the term electromagnetic fields (EMF). Use of wireless communication, e.g. mobile phones, has been escalated in the last few years. Due to this fact, a lot of discussi...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Blankenburg M,Haberland L,Elvers HD,Tannert C,Jandrig B

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence links genomic and epigenomic instability, including multiple fragile sites regions to neuropsychiatric diseases including schizophrenia and autism. Cancer is the only other disease associated with multiple fragile site regions, and genome and epigenomic instability is a characteristic of cancer. Re...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Smith CL,Bolton A,Nguyen G

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Copy Number Variants (CNVs) represent a prevailing type of structural variation (deletions or duplications) in the human genome. In the last few years, several studies have demonstrated that CNVs represent significant mutations in Alzheimer's Disease (AD) hereditability. Currently, innovative high-throughput...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Cuccaro D,Guarnaccia M,Iemmolo R,D'Agata V,Cavallaro S

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs(miRNAs) have become the center of interest in oncology. In recent years, various studies have demonstrated that miRNAs regulate gene expression by influencing important regulatory genes and thus are responsible for causing cervical cancer. Cervical cancer being the third most diagnosed cancer among the femal...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Sharma G,Dua P,Agarwal SM

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MDM family proteins are crucial regulators of the oncosuppressor p53. Alterations of their gene status, mainly amplification events, have been frequently observed in human tumors.MDM4 is one of the two members of the MDM family. The human gene is located on chromosome 1 at q32-33 and codes for a protein of 490aa. In a...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Mancini F,Di Conza G,Moretti F

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Cancer is a complex disease with a lucid etiology and in understanding the causation, we need to appreciate this complexity. Objective:Here we are aiming to gain insights into the genetic associations of prostate cancer through a network-based systems approach using the BC3Net algorithm. Methods:Specifical...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Moore D,Simoes RM,Dehmer M,Emmert-Streib F

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uncertainty about linkage phases of multiple single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in heterozygous diploids challenges the identification of specific DNA sequence variants that encode a complex trait. A statistical technique implemented with the EM algorithm has been developed to infer the effects of SNP haplotypes f...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Wu S,Yang J,Wang C,Wu R

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancers arise as a result of stepwise accumulation of mutations which may occur at the nucleotide level and/or the gross chromosomal level. Many cancers particularly those of the colon display a form of genomic instability which may facilitate and speed up tumor initiation and development. In few instances, a "mutator...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Abdel-Rahman WM

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein folding and clearance networks sense and respond to misfolded and aggregation-prone proteins by activating cytoprotective cell stress responses that safeguard the proteome against damage, maintain the health of the cell, and enhance lifespan. Surprisingly, cellular proteostasis undergoes a sudden and widesprea...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Shai N,Shemesh N,Ben-Zvi A

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A genome-wide scanning of Sorghum bicolor resulted in the identification of 25 SbHsf genes. Phylogenetic analysis shows the ortholog genes that are clustered with only rice, representing a common ancestor. Promoter analysis revealed the identification of different cis-acting elements that are responsible for abiotic a...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Nagaraju M,Reddy PS,Kumar SA,Srivastava RK,Kishor PB,Rao DM

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole-genome studies involving a phenotype of interest are increasingly prevalent, in part due to a dramatic increase in speed at which many high throughput technologies can be performed coupled to simultaneous decreases in cost. This type of genome-scale methodology has been applied to the phenotype of lifespan, as w...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： McCormick MA,Kennedy BK

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low or high birth weight is one of the main causes for neonatal morbidity and mortality. They are also associated with adulthood chronic illness. Birth weight is a complex trait which is affected by baby's genes, maternal environments as well as the complex interactions between them. To understand the genetic basis of...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Luo T,Liu X,Cui Y

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microorganisms that are capable of live and adapt in hostile habitats of different environmental factors such as extremes temperature, salinity, nutrient availability and pressure are known as extremophiles. Exposure to xenobiotic compounds is global concern influencing the world population as a health hazard. Hence t...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Shukla AK,Singh AK

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to the Developmental Origin of Health and Disease (DOHaD) concept, maternal obesity and the resulting accelerated growth in neonates predispose offspring to obesity and associated metabolic diseases that may persist across generations. In this context, the adipose tissue has emerged as an important player du...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Lecoutre S,Kwok KHM,Petrus P,Lambert M,Breton C

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the sequencing of the nuclear genome of Arabidopsis thaliana ten years ago, various large-scale analyses of gene function have been performed in this model species. In particular, the availability of collections of lines harbouring random T-DNA or transposon insertions, which include mutants for almost all of th...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Bolle C,Schneider A,Leister D

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bcl-2 proteins are critical regulators of mitochondrial membrane permeability and the proapoptotic mitochondrial pathway. The family encloses pro- and antiapoptotic factors encoded by over 15 genes, which frequently give rise to alternative splice products. Antiapoptotic, proapoptotic multidomain, and proapoptotic BH3...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Eberle J,Hossini AM

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcriptional regulation plays vital roles in many fundamental biological processes. Reverse engineering of genome-wide regulatory networks from high-throughput transcriptomic data provides a promising way to characterize the global scenario of regulatory relationships between regulators and their targets. In this r...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Liu ZP

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alternative splicing contributes to the complexity of proteome by producing multiple mRNAs from a single gene. Affymetrix exon arrays and experiments in vivo or in vitro demonstrated that alternative splicing was regulated by mechanical stress. Expression of mechano-growth factor (MGF) which is the splicing isoform of...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Liu H,Tang L

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Trypanosoma brucei uses antigenic variation to evade the host antibody clearance by periodically changing its Variant Surface Glycoprotein (VSGs) coat. T. brucei encode over 2,500 VSG genes and pseudogenes, however they transcribe only one VSG gene at time from one of the 20 telomeric Expression Sites (ESs...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Cestari I,Stuart K

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic background is unknown for the 50-60% of the HNPCC families, who fulfill the Amsterdam criteria, but do not have a mutation in an MMR gene, and is referred to as FCCTX. This study reviews the clinical, morphological and molecular characteristics of FCCTX, and discusses the molecular genetic methods used to ...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Zetner DB,Bisgaard ML

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinogenesis involves the inactivation or inhibition of genes that function as tumor suppressors. Deletions, mutations, or epigenetic silencing of tumor suppressor genes can lead to altered growth, differentiation, and apoptosis. DNA methylation and histone modifications are important epigenetic mechanisms of gene r...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Takai N,Narahara H

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helicobacter pylori is associated with inflammation of different areas, such as the duodenum and stomach, causing gastritis and gastric ulcers leading to lymphoma and cancer. Pathogenic islands are a type of clustered mobile elements ranging from 10-200 Kb contributing to the virulence of the respective path...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Nammi D,Yarla NS,Chubarev VN,Tarasov VV,Barreto GE,Pasupulati AMC,Aliev G,Neelapu NRR

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of local adaptation is a main focus of evolutionary biology since it may contribute to explain the current species diversity. The genomic scan procedures permit for the first time to study the connection between specific DNA patterns and processes as natural selection, genetic drift, recombination, mutation ...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Rivas MJ,Domínguez-García S,Carvajal-Rodríguez A

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preterm Birth (PTB) accounts for approximately 11% of all births worldwide each year and is a profound physiological stressor in early life. The burden of neuropsychiatric and developmental impairment is high, with severity and prevalence correlated with gestational age at delivery. PTB is a major risk factor for the ...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Fitzgerald E,Boardman JP,Drake AJ

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA-Seq is a recently developed sequencing technology, that through the analysis of cDNA allows for unique insights into the transcriptome of a cell. The data generated by RNA-Seq provides information on gene expression, alternative splicing events and the presence of non-coding RNAs. It has been realised non-coding R...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Mills JD,Kawahara Y,Janitz M

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, noncoding, and single-stranded RNA molecules that negatively regulate gene expression. They are evolutionarily conserved from plants to animals. During the last decade, miRNAs have been demonstrated as regulators in fundamental biological processes, including cell growth, proliferation, d...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Xiang J,Wu J

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Hydroxylation is one of the most important post-translational modifications (PTM) in cellular functions and is linked to various diseases. The addition of one of the hydroxyl groups (OH) to the lysine sites produces hydroxylysine when undergoes chemical modification. Methods:The method which is used in th...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Mahmood MK,Ehsan A,Khan YD,Chou KC

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Lung cancer (LC) development is a process that depends on genetic mutations. The DNA methylation, an important epigenetic modification, is associated with the expression of non-coding RNAs, such as microRNAs. MicroRNAs are particularly essential for cell physiology, since they play a critical role in tumor s...

journal_title：Current genomics

authors： Pozza DH,De Mello RA,Araujo RLC,Velcheti V

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00